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amount of (5-ty-Ax thousand, nine hundred i and- Axtv-four dollars, then it lha'l be law ful for the Governor, at the time amt he is hereby empowered and diretied, to Agn and deliver a Grant, in the usual form, to > Alexander Moultrie, Isaac Huger, Wiliiarr Clay Snipes, and Thomas Waflnngton, El* quires, and the rest of their associates, and t«> their heir® and assigns forever in fee Ample as tenants in common, all the tratf of land in cluded in the aforefaid boundaries. And be it Juribtr tnaded, That all thattraft or part of territory of this state, included within the following limits, that is to fay, beginning at the mouth of Bear creek, on the fouth fide of the Tennessee river, running thence up the said creek to the head or source, thence a due well conrfe to the Tom or Don Bigby, or Twenty Mile creek, thence down the lame to latitude thirty-three, thence along the said latitude, bounding on the South- Carolina Yazoo Company’s line, a due weft courfc to the middle of the Miflifippi, thence up the said river, in the middle thereof, to the northern boundary of this state, thence along the laid boundary line a due east course to the Tennefl*ee river, 'thence up the middle of the said river to the beginning thereof, and containing seven millions of acr:s, lhall be reserved as a pre-emption, for the Virginia Yazoo Company, for the term of two year? from and after the palling of this A.ft ; and if the said Company (hall cause to be paid into the public Treafnry of this state, within the said term of two years, the amount of nine ty-three thousand, seven hundred and forty oue dollars, then it (hall be lawful for the Go vernor at the time being, and he is hereby empowered and required to sign and deliver, in the usual form, a Grant of the aforefaid trad of land, to Patrick Henry, David Ross, William Cowan, Abraham B. Venable, John B, Scott, William Cock Ellis, Francis Wat kins, and John Watts, Esquires, and the rest of their affociatesj and to their heirs and af ligns forever in fee simple as tenants in com mon* of all the trad of laud iucludetl in the aforefaid boundaries. And be it further tna3ea, That all that trad or part of the territory of this state, includ- • ed within the limits following, to wit: Be ginning at the mouth of Bear creek, on the fouth fide of the Tennessee river, ,in the lati tude of thirty-four degrees, forty-three mi miica, running thence up Bear cieek, to the head or source, thence a due weft course to the Tom Bigby, or Twenty Mile creek, thence down the said Bigby, or Twenty Mile creek, to the latitude thirty-four degrees, thence a due calf courfc one hundred and twepty miles, thence a due norih course, to the northern boun dary line ot this state, thence a due weft course along the northern boundaty line, to the Great Tennessee riveihence up the middle ot rhe said river Tenrtellee to the place of beginning, and containing three millions and a halt acres, fball be reserved as a pre-emption*, tor the Tennessee Company* for the term of two , y-ats from and aftef the palling of this Ad ; and if the (aid C ompany lhall cauie to be paid into the public Treaiury of this state, wnfaio the laid* term of two years, the amount of forty-fix thousand, eight hundred and levemy five dollars, then it (hall be lawful tor the Governor for the time being, and he is here by empowered and required to Agn and de liver, in the usual form, a Grant of the aford faid trad of land, to Zachanah Cox v tttu mas Gilbert, and John Strother, Esquires, aud the rest of their allociaies, and to then heirs and afligns foiever as tenants in common, of all the trad of land included in the aforefaid boundaries : /*> o‘viJea, That the said grantees cf each separate grant, lhall foibear ail hoftilc attacks on any ot the Indian holds whicu may he found on or ueai the said territory, if any fuvh there be, and keep this state free from all 'Change and expeuecs which may attend the preirtiviog of peace between the said Indians and aud extinguishing the claims of the laiiA ludians, under ihc authority or v ihis state : VW ph-vtutd enu it is btrtby rt'yifily \i,ndiUoH<»rXb*t «hi* Asie and the government thereof lhall, at no time here after, be Aibjed to any luit at law, or in equity dr ci\mu. or preteufton whatever, for or on accouiAt 4 »»»f deduction m the quan tity of the M territory, by* any recovery Which may or (lull 1* **>? * or wcr claim or claim*., Aud for the bWtf direftim of fr°ver* i»i, ii rh » "* *«•*»« * a yr • t ■ (hall, on application of any »t»rnt of either of the fait! C ompanies, within the said trim of two years, receive the (ura or sums of money, which they ate hereb* refpetfive lv- dueded to advance, a certificate or cer tificates df which payments, under the hind of the Trealurer, lhaii be a lufficient Voucher far the Governoi to issue the grants to the refpedive Companies asaforefaid And be it farther matted, That all the re* maining vacant territory belonging to this flue, (hall be difpofetl of arthis or a future General Aflembly (hall direst, and in no o tlier manner whatever. SEABORN JONES, Speaker of the Hou/e of Reprejentatives. N BKOWNSON, Dreftdent of the Senate. , Concurred Dec. ai. i?B£. . EDWARD TELFAIR, Governor. To the Citizen of the World. HAD I any ambition to aspire at fame a writer, I (hould be far frqm endea vouring to accompli(h my phrpofe through the channel of a newfpaper* especially where I (hould be obliged to contelt the prize with a man who withes to palm upon the publit emp ty declamation for iucoutravertible argument, perf'onal invetfive for attic fait, and the la boured periods of high polished Billin ;fgatc, for the geuuine and spontaneous effufions of heart felt patriotism. As I have at present neither leisure nor in clinaiion to garble ffuniu? Letters , to enable me to prepaie an answer in Jiyle , I willingly fuccurab to the lajh of my triumphant adver - Jury. # . Skilled as you are in all the inflexions of the Englilh language, and prepared ‘o decide with criucalacturacyoneveiy improprietyof didiou that may occur, I am-furry to find, if you had the candour of at once acnnoavle aging tt , that the firft paragraph of your addrelsto ine, will not found very classical in the ears df an Kng lilli scholar, although perhaps you may have the advantage of being able to produce fome thiug very like it iu print. As the whole rancour of your elaborate per forman e seems to be levelled at some parti cular charader, and I ready do not feel my felf at all affected by your personal insinuations, I would only beg in your future dilTertations on this edifying fubjed, that you will confider me as the hireling of no party, nor the dupe of any folly in this inflance, uulefs you would iufinuate, that by hazarding a few remarks on your firft polite , genteel and elegant e(Jay, (if you will have it lo) 1 may have rendered mrfelf the object of the datk machinations of lawless malevolence. Believe me when I ai fure you, that I jeel mylelf pcrfedly indepen dent both of the ieading and led charaders of every party and defcriptioii whatsoever. As , I presume, Sir, it will be impoflible for you to fiiid a n adequate opponent in this species of warfare, I wouid advise you, in brder to prevent the fubjed from falling to the ground, for want Os an adverlary, to prepaie answers in a Ityle worthy your own pieces, and I have no doubt fiom your aptne.s in this kind of po litical abofe, but that you will be able to con fute, ch*nge tides, and still confute. Although yi>u have not lucceeded in having the identical pet sou you wlftied chofeu to fill up tne vacant place in the Corporation, yet I am happy in being abte to congratulate you on the eiedion of a man to nigh your deferip tion, on whom ivom congeniality of talents and ditpobtipu, I iuppofe you can place the firmed depeud Mice* OBSERVER. . G H E N T, November 7. FRIDAY morning, a little before eight o’coluck, about 2000 patriots, who came fiom the diftrid of Wan, appeared before the Saxon and Bruges gates of this city, and as ter a short coined, made themselves mailers of the city, driving the soldiers who guarded the gates, and being joiped by many < f the patriots in Ghent, foou overpowered the main guard, who were killed or difperled. Dui ing this the ttoops in the caferns of St. Peter, having divided into two columns, those 01. t» e right marched to Water Port Budge, having the liver in front i the other took pod as the v ! Kettle Gate, having theaforefaid river also in front; so that these columns could not be at tacked, except in front, at a great disadvan tage, for they had the command of the ground every way : Notwithftandiug their several ad. vantages, the patriots attacked them, and, after an obflmate engagement with cannon and Hiufquetry for ten hours, the military were driven to their caferns, leaving'many dead and wounded, the exa& number not known. The fame night a corps of 200 men, with three cannon, marched out of the caferns into the suburbs among the burghers; the fame on Saturday ; and on Sunday the patri ots attacked the troops and drove them off, but the inniuiy letutued at night, and began to wreak their vengeance in the mod cruel manner, by fire, robbery and murder. On Monday at daybreak they returned to the fame quarter, but were beat off by the pa triots ; they then returned again at night with fuels fury and vengeance, that they did noc even spare fucking babes at the breads of thcic mothers. During these commotions, there was a con tinual firing fiom the castle with red hot and other cannon balls* which destroyed all the houses and buildings in the vicinity ; and the garnlon continued to sally out eveVy night to plunder, and drag all they fould lay hands on prifmers into the castle. As the garnlon in the caferns continued to till, to murder, and to deftrdy by fire, the patriots under the command of the Heer Van Roiium, animated with a determination to put aii end to these exceftes, about ten o’clock in the forenoon, attacked the gartifon in the caierns with such undaunted fpiritj that about four o clock in the afternoon, they fiirrender ed prisoners of war, confiding of more thaii 600 meu, with their Commandant* a Major, and they were marrhed bareheaded through the city, and imfirifoned in different cloyfters* On Monday night tße garrison of the castle, fiudiug themlelves in a diftrefled fixation, abandoned the fame, and fied by Dumport to Dendcr.ubud ; lo that at present we are re lieved fiom a baud of desperate barbarians who ihay truly be styled regimented aflaflinsi PIjRT-LOUIS, (Tobago) Nov. Thurlday the aoth of Oaober, w.s the joyful day for re-uniting the whole colony, aud partakiug of the joy which the regenera tion of Liberty inspires. After a grand and magnificent dinner, the National toast was drank, and anlwered by the fort with non, afterwards that of the King by 21 guns. The healths of the States General, the Duke of Oi leans, Mr. Neckar, and a thousand others, excited the molt lively applause and joy. There was afterwards a brilliant ball; which lasted till next morniug, and conclud— ed this feeueof love and harmony. B O S T O N, Dec. 26. The indecent conduct of certain periods; in diflurbing the devotions of the Roman Ca tholic Church, on Christmas Eve, meets the deieftation and refentmeht of every confide iate citizen, and that the perpetrators may be brought to exemplary pumfhmeut for their lmtconduCt, is the general with. , HARTFORD, Dec, it. On Tuefday last wai> cast, by Mefirs. Doo little and Goodyear, at their bell foundery. in this city, a bell for the town of Brookfield, iu the state of Massachusetts. This is the fe-. cond they have cast in a thort time; both prove to be very good. Mr. Goodyear, one of the proprietors of said foundery, is the geutlem »n who cast the large bell at Provi dence lomo time Trace. From the knowledge those gentlemen have of the butiuefs, and the success they have n\et with in their un dertakings, we hope and believe, that, when it is generally known, they will meet with every encouragement from the public so laud able au undertaking merit*., NEW-YORK, Dec. 31. The Frefident of the United States has been pleased to appoiut the Hon, William Pacha, judge of the Federal Court in Maryland Di« ftrift, vice the Hon. Thomas Johnson, re (igned. AU GU S f A, February 17, Hit Excellency the Governor has been l Icuitd to appoiut George Handley, Efquire^
